diff --git a/manifold-core-parent/manifold/src/main/java/manifold/api/gen/AbstractSrcMethod.java b/manifold-core-parent/manifold/src/main/java/manifold/api/gen/AbstractSrcMethod.java
index e9ec81daf..e97a89f1a 100644
--- a/manifold-core-parent/manifold/src/main/java/manifold/api/gen/AbstractSrcMethod.java
+++ b/manifold-core-parent/manifold/src/main/java/manifold/api/gen/AbstractSrcMethod.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public class AbstractSrcMethod<T extends AbstractSrcMethod<T>> extends SrcStatem
   private List<SrcType> _throwTypes;
   private boolean _isConstructor;
   private boolean _isPrimaryConstructor;
+  private String _defaultValue;
 
   public AbstractSrcMethod( AbstractSrcClass srcClass )
   {
@@ -132,6 +133,15 @@ public T body( String rawText )
     return (T)this;
   }
 
+  public String getDefaultValue()
+  {
+    return _defaultValue;
+  }
+  public void setDefaultValue( String defaultValue )
+  {
+    _defaultValue = defaultValue;
+  }
+
   public SrcType getReturnType()
   {
     return _returns;
@@ -191,6 +201,11 @@ else if( isConstructor() )
     }
     if( isAbstractMethod() )
     {
+      String defaultValue = getDefaultValue();
+      if( defaultValue != null )
+      {
+        sb.append( " default " ).append( defaultValue );
+      }
       sb.append( ";\n" );
     }
     else
diff --git a/manifold-core-parent/manifold/src/main/java/manifold/internal/javac/SrcClassUtil.java b/manifold-core-parent/manifold/src/main/java/manifold/internal/javac/SrcClassUtil.java
index d67ad7a12..92977f41b 100644
--- a/manifold-core-parent/manifold/src/main/java/manifold/internal/javac/SrcClassUtil.java
+++ b/manifold-core-parent/manifold/src/main/java/manifold/internal/javac/SrcClassUtil.java
@@ -380,6 +380,14 @@ private void addMethod( IModule module, SrcClass srcClass, Symbol.MethodSymbol m
       Type throwType = thrownTypes.get( i );
       srcMethod.addThrowType( makeSrcType( throwType, method, TargetType.THROWS, i ) );
     }
+    if( (method.owner.flags_field & Flags.ANNOTATION) != 0 )
+    {
+      Attribute defaultValue = method.getDefaultValue();
+      if( defaultValue != null )
+      {
+        srcMethod.setDefaultValue( defaultValue.toString() );
+      }
+    }
     String bodyStmt;
     if( srcMethod.isConstructor() && !srcClass.isEnum() )
     {
diff --git a/manifold-deps-parent/manifold-ext-middle-test/src/main/java/xyz/OtherAnno.java b/manifold-deps-parent/manifold-ext-middle-test/src/main/java/xyz/OtherAnno.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8080ef3cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifold-deps-parent/manifold-ext-middle-test/src/main/java/xyz/OtherAnno.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 - Manifold Systems LLC
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package xyz;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+
+import static xyz.OtherAnno.Local.*;
+
+@Retention( RetentionPolicy.CLASS )
+public @interface OtherAnno
+{
+  String value() default "foo";
+  boolean booleanValue() default true;
+  int intValue() default 9;
+  double doubleValue() default 9.9;
+  String stringValue() default "hi";
+  Class<?> classValue() default Local.class;
+  Local enumValue() default B;
+  InnerAnno annoValue() default @InnerAnno(stringValue = "abc");
+  boolean[] booleanArrayValue() default {true,false};
+  int[] intArrayValue() default {1,2};
+  double[] doubleArrayValue() default {1.2,2.1};
+  String[] stringArrayValue() default {"a", "b"};
+  Class[] classArrayValue() default {String.class, int.class};
+  Local[] enumArrayValue() default {A, B};
+  InnerAnno[] annoArrayValue() default {@InnerAnno, @InnerAnno(value=7)};
+
+
+  enum Local {A, B, C}
+
+  @Retention( RetentionPolicy.CLASS )
+  @interface InnerAnno
+  {
+    int value() default 0;
+    String stringValue() default "bar";
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifold-deps-parent/manifold-ext-test/src/test/java/abc/ClassThatUsesOtherAnno.java b/manifold-deps-parent/manifold-ext-test/src/test/java/abc/ClassThatUsesOtherAnno.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db0a06a21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifold-deps-parent/manifold-ext-test/src/test/java/abc/ClassThatUsesOtherAnno.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package abc;
+
+import xyz.OtherAnno;
+
+public class ClassThatUsesOtherAnno
+{
+  // tests that default values exist in generated stub for extended annotation OtherAnno, see MyOtherAnnoExt
+  @OtherAnno
+  public void myMethod() {}
+}
diff --git a/manifold-deps-parent/manifold-ext-test/src/test/java/manifold/extensions/xyz/OtherAnno/MyOtherAnnoExt.java b/manifold-deps-parent/manifold-ext-test/src/test/java/manifold/extensions/xyz/OtherAnno/MyOtherAnnoExt.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..774bec4c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifold-deps-parent/manifold-ext-test/src/test/java/manifold/extensions/xyz/OtherAnno/MyOtherAnnoExt.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package manifold.extensions.xyz.OtherAnno;
+
+import manifold.ext.rt.api.Extension;
+
+// tests extending annotation classes with annotations
+@Extension
+@Deprecated
+public class MyOtherAnnoExt {
+}
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